TOP PHOTOS: Mar. 13, 2013

Here are the top pictures of the day from the Associated Press.

A Swiss guard salutes in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday and chose the papal name Francis, becoming first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

A man prays as he touches a crucifix at La Candelaria church in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio has become the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Pope Francis speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, shortly after being elected pope. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

A woman prays inside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, early Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Cardinals watch as Pope Francis speaks to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Visitors take photos of Pope Francis as he speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

People hold an Argentine flag and sing outside the Metropolitan Cathedral to celebrate that the new pope is Jorge Bergoglio, Buenos Aires' former archbishop, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was named pope on Wednesday, making him the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Paola La Rocca celebrates after hearing on the speakers at the Metropolitan Cathedral that Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was chosen as Pope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Bergoglio is the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek, of Italy,-perform during the pairs short program at the World Figure Skating Championships Wednesday, March 13, 2013, in London, Ontario. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

In a photo taken with a fisheye lens, crowds gather in St. Peter's Square to wait for the election of a new pope by the cardinals in conclave in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Comet Pan-STARRS is seen over the western horizon and just above Mount Taylor, from Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday evening, March 12, 2013. The comet passed within 100 million miles of Earth last week. (AP Photo/Albuquerque Journal, Morgan Petroski) SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN OUT. MANDATORY CREDIT

A supporter of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro leans against a tree under a poster of late President Hugo Chavez outside the national electoral council where Maduro registered his presidential candidacy in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Faheema Titi, the sister of Palestinian Mahmoud Titi is covered with the blood of her dead brother after embracing him during his funeral in Al-Fawwar refugee camp, near the West Bank town of Hebron, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Israeli troops shot to death Mahmoud Titi on Tuesday after he and others hurled rocks and firebombs at them in the West Bank, the military said. The death was the latest in a new uptick in Palestinian casualties in the area, where protests in support of prisoners held in Israeli jails have led to violent clashes between the protesters and Israeli forces. The protests have largely subsided. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Grounds crew workers take a break from repairing the field to watch a fireworks display following a spring training exhibition baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)